Picasso: Art Can Only be Erotic: Art Can Only Be Erotic - Hardcover

Widmaier Picasso, Diana

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9783791331607: Picasso: Art Can Only be Erotic: Art Can Only Be Erotic

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ISBN 10: 3791331604 ISBN 13: 9783791331607

Publisher: Prestel, 2005

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Picasso's granddaughter introduces readers to a sublime selection of the artist's erotic masterpieces, brought together in this lush and elegant volume. Pablo Picasso lived life as he painted it--with sensual energy and abandon. Nearly every woman whom he loved has been immortalised in his work, from the playful nudes of his early years to the classical representations of the twenties and the more frankly sexual paintings that crowned his career. With mesmerising colour and an appealing design, this chronologically arranged volume follows Picasso's artistic development as expressed in more than ninety erotically charged works. Exquisitely reproduced paintings and etchings such as "Salome Dancing Nude in Front of Herod", "Demoiselles d'Avignon", and the famous "Pisseuse" are displayed alongside fragments from Picasso's love letters and his revealing observations about the role of sensuality in his life. Diana Widmaier Picasso comments on her grandfather's amorous adventures, offering intimate revelations and insights that transform this beautiful book into a personal reflection of one man's consuming passion.

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Review:

‘A highly glamorous picture book...a selection of fine reproductions.’ -- Birmingham Post, July 23, 2005

‘A sumptuous volume, it contains 120 erotic masterpieces, some of which have never been seen in public.’ -- Vogue, July 2005

‘It’s worth buying the book for the visual presentation of Picasso’s erotic...alone, but the author’s...commentary...is...fascinating...’ -- Modern Painters, September 2005

About the Author:

Diana Widmaier Picasso, the granddaughter of Pablo Picasso and Marie-Therese Walter, is an art historian living in Paris. She is currently working on a catalogue raisonne of Picasso's sculptures.

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